August
1972 |
Penn
National Race Course Opens |
1983 |
PENN
pioneers use of telephone Account Wagering |
March
1991 |
First
Penn National Gaming Off - Track Wagering Facility
(OTW) opens in Erie PA |
May
1994 |
Penn
National Gaming becomes a publicly traded company
and begins trading on NASDAQ under PENN. |
November
1996 |
Penn
National Gaming purchases The Downs at Pocono and
its OTWs |
January
1997 |
Penn
National Gaming purchases Charles Town Races |
September
1997 |
First
slot gaming activity at renamed Charles Town Races
& Slots |
1998 |
Three
more OTWs added bringing total to 10 |
July
1999 |
Pennwood joint venture formed creating 50% ownership
in Freehold Raceway in NJ |
July
2000 |
East
Stroudsburg PA OTW opened bringing total Penn OTWs
to 11 |
August
2000 |
Acquisition
of Casino Magic Bay St. Louis, and Boomtown Biloxi
in Mississippi |
April
2001 |
Acquisition
of Casino Rouge in Baton Rouge LA and Casino
Rama Management Contract |
July
2001 |
Casino
Rama opens 5000 seat state-of-the-art Entertainment
Center |
2001 |
Penn
National Gaming makes Fortune Magazine’s list
of 100 Fastest Growing companies in the US |
April
2002 |
Bullwhackers
Casino in Black Hawk CO acquired |
June
2002 |
Casino
Magic Bay St. Louis MS adds new hotel tower
with new restaurant, spa and meeting space |
July
2002 |
New
300 room hotel opens at Casino Rama |
September
2002 |
Completion
of phase 1 of Charles Town expansion adding
casino space, restaurants and parking garage |
2002 |
Penn
National Gaming makes list of 100 Fastest Growing
companies for 2nd time |
March
2003 |
Penn
National Gaming acquires Hollywood Casinos Corp.
with casinos in Aurora IL, Shreveport LA and Tunica
MS |
July
2003 |
Charles
Town Races & Slots opens Phase 2 expansion bringing
total gaming devices to 3500 |
Fall
2003 |
Bullwhackers
Casino renovation completed |
December
2003 |
Company
revenues surpass $1 Billion |
2003 |
Penn
National Gaming named to Fortune Magazine’s
100 Fastest Growing US companies for 3rd year
in a row |
Spring
2004 |
Bangor
Historic Track in Bangor ME acquired |
May
2004 |
PENN’s
10th anniversary as a public company |
September
2004 |
PENN’s
chosen as one of Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies
for the 4th year in a row |
October
2004 |
Peter
M. Carlino named as CEO of the year by HVS International |
January
2005 |
PENN
completes sale of Pocono Downs and associated OTWs |
May
2005 |
Opening
of the Park at Charles Town Races & Slots bringing
slot count to 4,400 |
July
2005 |
PENN
completes the sale of Hollywood Casino Shreveport |
August
2005 |
Hurricane
Katrina severely damages two PENN MS Gulf Coast
properties |
September
2005 |
PENN
chosen as one of Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies
for the 5th year in a row. |
October
2005 |
PNG
completes acquisition of Argosy Gaming and becomes
one of the largest US public gaming companies |
November
2005 |
PENN
opens Hollywood Slots at Bangor ME |
December
2005 |
PENN
named as Forbes Magazine's 400 Best Managed companies |
December
2005 |
Company
revenues surpass $2 Billion |
June
2006 |
Boomtown
Biloxi reopens after Hurricane Katrina closure |
August
2006 |
Casino
Magic Bay St. Louis reopens as Hollywood Casino
Bay St. Louis after Hurricane Katrina closure |
December
2006 |
PENN
granted permanent Category 1 slot machine gaming
operators license for Penn National Race Course. |
| January
2007 |
PENN
named as best managed Hotel, Restaurant and Leisure
Company in Forbes Platinum 400 Best Big Companies
in America for 2006 |
| April
2007 |
PENN
acquires its 18th property and first New Mexico
facility, Black Gold Casino at Zia Park |
| June
2007 |
PENN
announces agreement to be acquired by Fortress Investment
Group and Centerbridge Partners |
September
2007 |
PENN
chosen as one of Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing
U.S. Companies for a record 6th time. |
October
2007 |
PENN
aquires 19th property. Sanford-Orlando Kennel Club in Longwood Florida.
U.S. Companies for a record 6th time. |
February
2008 |
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course opens.
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